Cup halt full or a cup half empty depends on how u see it Christopher Columbus syndrome” is a term I became familiar with after Spike Lee used it back in February while talking about gentrification. It refers to the notion of people (commonly, white) suddenly learning about trends, foods, or places that already existed — and trumpeting their “discovery.” When Lee invokes this syndrome in terms of gentrification in Brooklyn, New York, he says, “You can’t discover this! We been here. You just can’t come and bogart.” This sudden “discovery” of single motherhood is yet another example. The idea that this decision now makes sense is bewildering in 2014 — because it’s not new. It’s certainly not new for black women and other women of color. We been here. Black women have been going it alone for generations. Not one generation — generations, plural. But when we did, it was — we were told — because “our men” were dead beats, in jail, or because “no one wanted us.” Single motherhood among black women was never discussed as simply making the best decis
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:36:56 +0000
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